How can Newton's third law describe the forces affecting a rocket as it descends to Earth's surface?
A. The rocket can move downward because the forces acting on it
are unbalanced.
B. The maximum amount of force the rocket engines can provide
determines how much mass the rocket can lift.
C. The rocket pushes through the air with a force equal to that of
Earth's gravity pulling on the rocket.
D. The force the rocket exerts on the air is in the direction opposite to
the force that the air exerts on the rocket.